26 Jun
2018
26 Jun
'18
12:27 p.m.
On Jun 26, 2018, at 3:23 PM, Ethan Dicks via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
On Tue, Jun 26, 2018 at 3:07 PM, systems_glitch via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
Maybe that was the thinking, but if so that is simply wrong. Ethernets are terminated at
both ends (as is any transmission line), independent of the cable length, and the presence
of taps is entirely irrelevant to this.
paul
...
I seem to recall the CCNA instructor telling us
that you weren't really
supposed to screw a 50 ohm terminator onto an intrusive tap; I don't know
if there's good reason for it or if it was just a general practice.
I think the reason is you won't have enough distance between the tap
and the endpoint of the transmission line.